Economy

Tokyo: Japan's unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed Tuesday, offering another sign that...

Singapore/Tokyo: Bitcoin extended its recovery in holiday-thinned trading on Tuesday, rising 10 per cent to be up more than a third from last week's...

Beijing: China and Pakistan will look at extending their $57 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang...

Muscat: Oman’s non-oil exports surged by 28.3 per cent to OMR1,827.2 million for the first seven months of 2017 from OMR1,424 million for the same period...

Muscat: Oman Forum 2017 made a strong pitch to nurture small and medium enterprises (SMEs), develop entrepreneurship and create employment opportunities for...

New York/London: Bitcoin plunged by 30 per cent to below $12,000 on Friday as investors dumped the cryptocurrency after its sharp rise to a peak close to...

Berlin: Volkswagen will report excellent group results this year, its chief executive said, helped by expected record vehicle sales and by spending...

Rome: Steelmaker ArcelorMittal has told commissioners running Italy’s Ilva plant that it wants changes made to the contract in which it agreed to buy the...

Muscat: The Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company, popularly known as Ooredoo, plans to enhance its revenue from internet services as traditional revenue...

New York: The US economy may be basking in the warm glow of solid growth, but economists are nervously eyeing a trend in the bond market that could spell...